This book picks up a few months after Blood Bonds. I would not recommend reading this without having read
the other. This is a very intense and complex world. After I finished reading Blood Bonds I was left salivating for
more. I wanted to know more about Haley and what did her status as Medan’s
Enforcer really mean, what was to become of Deshi and his hateful human wife,
and what becomes of Haley and Farley. Blood
Bonds ends on an “I love you.” Kin don’t love. That mantra is repeated over
and over. So many of the unanswered questions are elaborated on in Of Flesh and Blood, I found some of the
answers shocking. Haley and Farley are apart for most of the book, but readers
get a lot of page time with Orin, who was briefly introduced in Blood Bonds. He was the Ancient
Histories professor that also happens to be Kin.

Orin is accused of killing his Lesser Bred lover. She had
been hiding the fact that she is Lesser Bred from everyone. Haley gets involved
when Orin calls her for help. He is running from the police. Haley has been
suspended from work when a human officer attacks her after he has killed a very
young submissive Kin. Farley goes into a flesh trade operation undercover to
assist Garrett. Farley’s brother Darco has a very interesting ability that
quite possibly saves Farley’s life. Queens are still plotting against each
other at every chance they get.

There are so many things I love about Wilder’s City of
Dragons. I love the world. This is not a story where the paranormal beings are
painted pretty and people conform in the end and everyone is happy. There is
much hate and animosity towards the Kin. I also love the thick plot and
multiple storylines. This is not a quick and easy read. The reader has to pay
attention. This is a very dark world. Flesh and blood is a food source,
emotions and metaphysical energy feed, and dirty gritty sex goes hand in hand
with what is mentioned above.

I loved Orin’s character. The readers are given a great
amount of time with him, yet he still remains a bit of a mystery. I hope Orin
continues getting page time. Now I go back to impatiently waiting for Wilder’s
next book to become available.